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Learning the Moroccan Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Moroccan language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Moroccan.
Moroccan negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Moroccan Negation/ Arabic Script |
|---|---|
| Negation | - نفي |
| he is not here | makayanshe hna - انه ليس هنا |
| that is not my book | hada mashy ktaby - هذا ليس كتابي |
| do not enter | madkhoulshe - لا تدخل |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Moroccan.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Moroccan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Moroccan vocabulary.
| English Negation | Moroccan Negation/ Arabic Script |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | makantkallamshe - أنا لا أتكلم |
| I don't write | makanaktabshe - أنا لا أكتب |
| I don't drive | makansougshe - أنا لا اقود |
| I don't love | makanabghishe - أنا لا أحب |
| I don't give | makanaatishe - أنا لا أعطي |
| I don't smile | makanabtasamshe - أنا لا ابتسم |
| I don't take | makankhoudshe - أنا لا آخذ |
| he doesn't speak | makayatkallamshe - انه لا يتحدث |
| he doesn't write | makayaktabshe - انه لا يكتب |
| he doesn't drive | makaysougshe - انه لا يقود |
| he doesn't love | makayabghishe - انه لا يحب |
| he doesn't give | makayaatishe - انه لا يعطي |
| he doesn't smile | makayatbassamshe - انه لا يبتسم |
| he doesn't take | makayakoudshe - انه لا يأخذ |
| we don't speak | makanatkallmoushe - نحن لا نتحدث |
| we don't write | makankatboushe - نحن لا نكتب |
| we don't drive | makansougoushe - نحن لا نقود |
| we don't love | makanabgiwshe - نحن لا نحب |
| we don't give | makanaatiwshe - نحن لا نعطي |
| we don't smile | makanatbassmoushe - نحن لا نبتسم |
| we don't take | makanakhdoushe - نحن لا ناخذ |
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